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My o.t.r. Career is over.....

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by smitty66, Aug 26, 2011.

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  1. Aug 26, 2011 #41
    Dave_AL

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    I thought this was a great post - realistic and relevant. Obviously, not everyone will agree but I, for one, appreciate it.
     
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  3. Aug 26, 2011 #42
    popmartian

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    Some of the smaller businesses will call your previous employer as required. Your record is good for ten years. meaning those minor incidents will follow your attempts to drive professionally. as for as companies that hire drivers with smudges you can call around to some on TruckJobs.com or one of those 800-big rigs employment service. Then again this may be a sign it is time to look elsewhere. Non-Dot and start fresh. Look on the bright-side. You learned something valuable from your experience and can turn it too your favor.

    :biggrin_25514:
     
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  4. Aug 26, 2011 #43
    smitty66

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    Thanx for your feed back..... Those lil companys dont run your DAC to get a copy of yoir DAC it will cost a company $250.00 ( i know were im from NYC they dont do it and i dont think they some times dont check your last specially if the company is out of state ) this just my opinion..yeah you right this was a very valuable experience. I started o.t.r. with not to stay with it just to put something on my resume so i can get a local t/t job. And then i loved the whole o.t.r. experience/ life style .... Smfh....:biggrin_25521:
     
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  5. Aug 26, 2011 #44
    Ridgerunner665

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    Well smitty...no matter how you slice it...you had a lot of "incidents" in a short period of time...

    And CondoCruiser is 110% correct in everything he said....
     
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  7. Aug 26, 2011 #45
    smitty66

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    Rrrrrright.......:biggrin_2552::biggrin_2552:
     
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  8. Aug 26, 2011 #46
    Ridgerunner665

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    You don't take advice very well do you, LOL.

    You've been given advice from several folks who have succeeded in this industry despite all the regulations, DAC, CSA 2010, company BS, etc...and you still don't get it.

    And based on your replies here...I don't think you ever will. :biggrin_25513:

    Your trucking career was over before it started...because you failed to do one very simple thing...

    CondoCruiser said...
     
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  9. Aug 27, 2011 #47
    BigJohn54

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    Before you decide to purchase a truck, you might want to see if you can find a company that will lease you on. They have the same requirements for lease operators as drivers. The good companies want three years experience but some may be a year or less.

    I don't know if they look at DAC, I doubt it. I don't know which, if any of these incidents will show up on your MVR or SMS. I don't know what they will find out when they check your references.

    If you lease on, you will be running under their authority and insurance, they will want to check you out pretty well.
     
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  10. Aug 27, 2011 #48
    PackRatTDI

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    I have nothing to add to this thread other than I just ate for free thanks to my loves rewards card.
     
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  11. Aug 27, 2011 #49
    roadkill4512

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    I'm afraid you missed the joke Injun.

    12345 was talking about 10,9,8,7,6,5.. being his brother. If you re-read the post he was replying to it makes more sense.

    "He ain't heavy" obviously is a nod to the musical lyric.
     
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  12. Aug 27, 2011 #50
    Injun

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    Yep. Sometimes I'm a bit slow on the uptake.


    I'll admit it.
     
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